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Graeme Clarke born 16 August 1935 in Camden, NSW
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Inspired by his deaf father, Greame Clarke begins to research the possibilities of an electronic implant hearing device
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Dr Graeme Clarke is appointed Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Graeme Clarke receives research grant for "The development of a hearing prothesis".
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Rod Saunders became the first Cochlear Ear Implant receipient. Data from Rod's implant helps begin the Cochlear Implant industry.
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Nucleus a medical device group team up with Cochlear and the Australian Government to develop a commercially available implant and bring it to the market.
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George Watson receives second cochlear implant. A portable speech processor and magnet-less headset is created.
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Paul Trainor is given a $4 Million dollar grant to develop multi-channel cochlear implant.
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Graham Carrick receives first nucleus multi-channel implant at the University of Melbourne.
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A small office is established in USA and the FDA approves the first multi-channel cochlear implant for use by profoundly deaf adults.
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First two pediatric cochlaer implant take place at the Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital. The recipients are Scott Smith (10) and Bryn Davies (5).
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Cochlear celebrates the 10,000th Nucleus receipient.
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Cochlear is succesfully listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.
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The Cochlear implant continues to evolve with more reserach and technology. in 2010 the Cochlear Baha 3 BI300 becomes the first bone conduction implant to use advance surface technology which allows the implant to bond with bone. The recipient can then access sound sooner.
